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Detailed Setup for a
L I T E O N   C D - R W   a n d   D V D   D r i v e 
E P O X   M o t h e r b o a r d  -  4 S D A 5+
over a Chieftec Case Mod

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Removed all SCSI gear (adapter, CD-RW, CD and MO) and cabling.
New motherboard: EPOX 4SDA5+ .
Fitting two new top IDE drives:
LITE-ON DVD XJ-HD165H and LITE-ON CD-RW 52246S.
Former top yellow rounded SCSI cable by "Akasa", now a
transparent rounded IDE cable by "Cool Master".


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Details on the bottom section 4 disk cages.
Details on the top section fitting for the DVD and CD-RW.
On the top shelf the Digital Doc 5 temperature and fan monitor.


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Fitting and adjusting power cables.
Adjusting straps and "round up" plastic cable covering.


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Case Mod and photos by P. Mateus , webmaster@air-arms.com
Detailed step by step photos of the previous full case mode here >>
 

Setup:

Intel Pentium IV 2.2 Ghz,  Socket 478 , 512 K cache
Motherboard Epox 4SDA5+ (LAN, Sound, IDE RAID, USB 2 and Firewire)
512 Mb DDR 266 Mhz
Total HD Storage: 240 Gb
2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm 80 Gb
2 x Maxtor Diamond 5400 rpm 40 Gb
Akasa rounded cables (IDE, Floppy [black])
CoolMaster rounded cabvle (IDE, Top [transparent]
7 extra chassi fans

    + 2 outake chassis motherboard rear middle level (60mm)
    + 1 outake chassis rear top level (92 mm)
    + 1 intake chassis front bottom level (80mm)
    + 2 intake chassis front mid level - hard disk cages (80mm)
    + 1 intake lateral door mid level (80mm)


    80mm SPIRE 8025B1M4
    Ball Bearing, 28.80 CFM at 2500 RPM with 28.8 dBA
 

PSU Thermaltake ATX 420W, Active PFC, Dual Fan
Creative Labs NVidia GeForce 4 Ti4400
Lite-ON DVD Drive XJ-HD165H
Lite-ON CD-RW Drive 52246S
PCTV Pinnacle (external, USB)
Webcam Creative Go (external, USB)
Chieftec DRAGON DA-01WD Case (Full Tower, ATX)
Digital Doc 5 Temperature and Fan Sensor

TEMPERATURES:

Idle: CPU: 31 C ; Motherboard: 27 C
Load: CPU: 49 C ;  Motherboard: 29 C

Detailed step by step photos of the full case mode here >>
Published: 16th Feburary 2003
Updated: 16th Feburary 2003